The song and its associated dance started in the mind of Lynne[2] when he took a short break from being Electric Light Orchestra's frontman. He released the single "Doin' That Crazy Thing", backed with "Goin' Down to Rio", in the summer of 1977.
It was released with two covers: one with a photo of Lynne's face with various seemingly unrelated pictures on the side in black and white (including a man riding an emu and another riding a bicycle backwards),[3] and one colored with an instruction how to do the "Crazy Thing".[4] A one-sided 7" single of the song was included in ELO's 1980 box set A Box of Their Best as a promo,[5] despite not being related to the band other than through Jeff Lynne.
It was the first time Lynne's name appeared as principal, and not the name of a band. Although ELO was enjoying major success in the singles and albums charts at the time, it received very little airplay, no TV exposure, and did not chart.
Cash Box said that "using catch phrases from disco and other jive for lyrics, Lynne has tamed a riot of different sounds into a cohesive record that defies categorization."[6]
^"Jeff Lynne Song Database - 1970s Songs". Jefflynnesongs.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
^"Jeff Lynne Song Database - Song Details". Jefflynnesongs.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
^"Jeff Lynne - Doin' That Crazy Thing (Vinyl) At Discogs". Discogs.com. 5 August 1977. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
^"Jeff Lynne - Doin' That Crazy Thing (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1977. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
^"Electric Light Orchestra - A Box of Their Best (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1980. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
^"CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. October 1, 1977. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
January 01, 1970
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